U.S. Navy
Hayes, ThomasConflictCivil War
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandUSS Richmond
HometownRhode Island
Citation
As Captain of No. 1 gun on board the USS Richmond during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Cool and courageous at his station throughout the prolonged action, Hayes maintained fire from his gun on Fort Morgan and on ships of the Confederacy despite extremely heavy return fire.
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